20th Century-Fox Dynamo (February 11, 1956)

) ■ Read This-And Cheer! w mmMmmmmM z o z* D« z o S w , w u C/5 t* w 5* z o z 2 z^ *s £ u w £ z o s? ^ 2 zo gw £ j £ w Sh Ul z o CCX234 DL PD SEVERLYHILLS CALIF JAN 13 1955 SPYRCS SKOURAS 20TH CENTUPY FOX FILM COEP 444 WEST 56TH ST NYX DEAP SPYPCS WHILE WE STILL HAVE ALMOST THREE WEEKS OF SHOOTING TC DC ON "THE MAN IN THE GRAY FLANNEL SUIT" I WOULD LIKE TC GO CUT ON A LIMB AND SAY THAT WHAT I TOLD YOU ABOUT IT IN NEW YORK WAS MOPE THAN DOUBLY CONFIRMED AFTER WHAT I ASAW AGAIN IN THE PROJECTION ROOM LAST NIGHT. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT I AM BEING OVERLY OPTIMISTIC IN SATING THAT I THINK IT IS THE GREATEST OR CNE OF THE GREATEST MOTION PICTURES I HAVE EVER BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH. I THINK I CAN SAY WITH CONFIDENCE THAT IT GETS INTC THE SAME CATEGORY WITH "THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES". I THINK YOU CAM LOCK FORWARD TC SEEING IT IN ITS ROUGH FORM APPROXIMATELY THE FIRST WEEK IN FEBRUARY AND THAT YOU WILL HAVE ONE OF THE GREATEST EXPERIENCES YOU HAVE EVER HAD IN A PROJECTION ROOM. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO COME CUT HERE AT THAT TIME WITH AL, CHARLIE AND WHOEVER ELSE YCU WANT TC BRING AS I THINK IT IS VITALLY IMPORTANT THAT IN THIS INSTANCE YOU AND ALL YOUR PECPLE SEE THE PICTURE EVEN THOUGH IT WILL BE IN VERY ROUGH FORM AND WITHOUT THE COMPLETED BATTLE SCENES. I CANNOT GIVE YCU THE EXACT DATE NOW BUT IT WILL NOT BE LATER THAN FEBRUARY 10TH. I HOPE MY ENTHUSIASM HAS NOT BEEN INFLATED BECAUSE THIS IS MY PERSONAL FRCDUCTICN. IF IT IS ONLY SIXTY PERCENT OF WHAT I SINCERELY FEEL IT IS THEN WE HAVE SOMETHING THIS COMPANY CAN SHOUT ABOUT FOR A LONG WHILE TO COME. ADJUSTMENTS IN THE BATTLE SEQUENCES. AFFECTIONATE REGARDS DARRYL. 407P.• mm iliiiiiSii Digging Into The Headlines For The 44 Inside 99 Story Behind The Week’s News Look for Dick Powell’s first assignment as a producer for this company to be "Sitka”, for which the studio has made an unusual arrangement with author, Louis L’Amour. The latter is still writing the book that Appleton- Century will release as a book next Fall. Later it will be published and ex- < ploited by Bantam Books. "Sitka” takes its name from a Russian-founded Alaskan community. It 1 is a melodramatic story concerning behind-the-scenes activities during negotia- tions by this country for purchase of the region from Russia. Story is set in Washington, St. Petersburg (czarist Russia’ old capital) and Alaska. It’ll be a 1957 release. Insofar as 1956 is concerned, it will be notable for it will mark the road-show career of "The King And I”, with the world premiere planned for late August. It will be in full CinemaScope 55 screen dimensions with six sound tracks. It is not planned to release it to regularly properly equipped theatres until some time next year. Page 34 FIELD “INSIDE” Managing the Seattle branch is no new experience for 48-year-old Chilton Robinette. Jack Burk’s successor first piloted that office in 1948. He resigned the follow- ing year, but returned to the fold on Jan. 19, 1953, as a Denver salesman. Again, in 1954, he resigned only to return, this time, on Feb. 14, 1955 as a Portland salesman. Chilt Robinette is the seventh former adsales manager to rise to a branch pilotship, having started with this company in the former capacity at Seattle on July 10, 1933- The fol- lowing year he was named student salesman, graduating to a full-fledged salesmanship exactly one year later, Aug. 5, 1935. On the day that marks his 65th birthday and one week after he will have celebrated his 29th year of as- sociation with this company, Los Angeles salesman William T. Wall retired. No salesman can point to a more brilliant record than can Bill Wall. For years he has tirelessly, loyally and successfully covered the Arizona zone. Mr. Wall’s record was the basis for no less than seven offers to promote him to a branch managership. Each time he declined the offer. A proud native of Cali- fornia, Bill, our records disclose, always was to be found among this company’s top ten salesmen in standings based on yearly performance. Mr. Wall’s retirement is a distinct loss to this company. A soft-speaking gentleman, he has always been the "business man of distinction” type. That is one of many reasons why he has been held in such high esteem by showmen in his zone and by colleagues in southern California. On the eve of his retirement Dynamo wishes him a realization of his every wish. Bill Wall’s retirement has brought a merited promotion to one of Morris Sudmin’s bright young men, Jerry Arkins. Jerry has been doing an out- standing job in Head Booker Elmer Youngs’ department and his elevation to a film salesmanship comes as no surprise to those of us who know him and have followed Jerry’s personal progress. One of the major developments of the CinemaScope "55” demonstrations has definitely been their impact on our stockholders. According to letters from 13 branch managers, the latter had received 388 written or phoned inquiries from stockholders seeking further information on "Carousel” and "The King And I”. Unquestionably, other exchanges have been similarly approached. William Wall